潮汐圆化

潮汐圆化是主要天体作用在轨道上天体的潮汐力效应，会使轨道的离心率随着时间减小，让原本的椭圆轨道越来越趋近于圆形轨道。

相关条目

• 潮汐锁定
• 潮汐加速

参考资料

• William I. Hartkopf; Edward F. Guinan; Petr Harmanec. Binary Stars as Critical Tools and Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics. Cambridge University Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-86348-3. 
• Yi-Sui Sun; Sylvio Ferraz-Mello; Ji-Lin Zhou. Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics. Cambridge University Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-87471-7. 
• SJ Peale. Origin and evolution of the natural satellites. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 1999.